A purposefully small school typically with the following characteristics:
- led by trained professional educators with defined roles
- develops and operates within an intentional legal and organizational framework
- offers a complete school program, with flexible enrollment options
- designed to be a long-term learning community
- serves small, mixed-age groups, typically 15 students or fewer per class
- focused on meaningful, sustainable learning
For more on what defines a microschool — and what makes ours different — read our full post here.